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Space.com Staff
Space.com is the premier source of space exploration, innovation and astronomy news, chronicling (and celebrating) humanity's ongoing expansion across the final frontier. Originally founded in 1999, Space.com is, and always has been, the passion of writers and editors who are space fans and also trained journalists. Our current news team consists of Editor-in-Chief Tariq Malik; Editor Hanneke Weitering, Senior Space Writer Mike Wall; Senior Writer Meghan Bartels; Senior Writer Chelsea Gohd, Senior Writer Tereza Pultarova and Staff Writer Alexander Cox, focusing on e-commerce. Senior Producer Steve Spaleta oversees our space videos, with Diana Whitcroft as our Social Media Editor.
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![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 108 — Starliner: Better Late Than Never?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5DgQ2Sbj7qTgyWAqXPF3we-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 108 — Starliner: Better Late Than Never?
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On Episode 108 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk about the long-awaited crew flight test of Boeing's Starliner commercial spacecraft.
![Mike Fincke, backup NASA astronaut for Crew Flight Test (CFT), took this picture of several T-38 jets flying over the NASA Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 41 for that mission on April 25. Also visible is the jet carrying CFT astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zcwNZySwXUmPEbKNdSsJYS-320-80.jpg)
Space pictures! See our space image of the day
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Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 107 — Mars Sample Return Blues](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5iYjJisXtTjURUeXSatZ8Z-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 107 — Mars Sample Return Blues
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On Episode 107 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with journalist Leonard David about NASA's troubled Mars sample return mission.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 106 — Space Potpourri!](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DcmGbAJEssHmjWdXR5NdK-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 106 — Space Potpourri!
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On Episode 106 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq take you on a tour of the coolest space places on Earth.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 105 — Apoc-eclipse 2024!](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6RpsksRPx9TimY9bxVWqSP-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 105 — Apoc-eclipse 2024!
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On Episode 105 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with astronomer and meteorologist Joe Rao about the solar eclipse of 2024.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 104 — The Artemis Accords, Ecuador, and You](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wBcuKmozeRm4RGiH5nd6VK-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 104 — The Artemis Accords, Ecuador, and You
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On Episode 104 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with National Space Society chapter leader Robert Aillon about NASA's Artemis Accords.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 103 — Starship's Orbital Feat](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zwe7ye4hRDSAkNkz4B67JS-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 103 — Starship's Orbital Feat
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On Episode 103 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Space.com's Mike Wall about last week's third test flight of SpaceX's Starship.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 102 — A New Volcano on Mars!](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mQUuMptWQ66wAra3wYXN7Q-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 102 — A New Volcano on Mars!
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On Episode 102 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Dr. Pascal Lee about the intriguing features he and his associates found on Mars.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 101 — Nukes in Space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/deUzKfWcezLs6Vej7uhtHJ-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 101 — Nukes in Space
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On Episode 101 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Space.com's Brett Tingley discuss the recent reports and delve into the history of the militarization of space by Russia, China, and the United States.
![4 women in the international space station smiling at the camera](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wXubi5j2Z4FkjXmfwMU8sS-320-80.jpg)
Pioneering women in space: A gallery of astronaut firsts
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Women have set many records in space and achieved a number of spaceflight firsts. We take a look at some of these pioneering women in this gallery.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 100 — Riding to Space on Virgin Galactic](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SudtPbpHuXeY3dxohNEL5C-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 100 — Riding to Space on Virgin Galactic
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On Episode 100 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod welcome back Dr. Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute to share what it's like to fly on a private spaceplane.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 99 — Moonshots, Falling Satellites & Starships!](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hvKduvqpnbRwi27gUtG73m-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 99 — Moonshots, Falling Satellites & Starships!
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On Episode 99 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the top headlines for 2024.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 98— Inside NASA with Pam Melroy](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PuuWBMN9S5uR5WiXNcQmVL-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 98 — Inside NASA with Pam Melroy
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On Episode 98 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss what NASA's up to with the agency's Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 97— Attempt No Landing There](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J37tCe7SaTM39VYRWLXjUi-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 97 — Europa Clipper - Attempt No Landing There?
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On Episode 97 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the Europa Clipper mission with project scientist Erin Leonard.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 96— It's Space TV!](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yuztZt4Wgo2cFsF7rtWSEa-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 96 — It's Space TV!
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On Episode 96 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the science on television with History Channel producer Jeff Stepp.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 95— Clean Energy From Space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qme8maihwkPpZQP8jAk64A-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 95 — Clean Energy From Space
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On Episode 95 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the future of space-based solar power with John Mankins.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 94 — Space in 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3iZdpugE5KT69WaMm6JcZ-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 94 — Space in 2024
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On Episode 94 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod preview the global plans for spaceflight this year.
![an image of a moon lander with solar arrays deployed on the way to the moon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yBqHAfxEvYbRVEy3oPPjL3-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 93 — Does America really want to go back to the moon?
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On Episode 93 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod we talk space history and America's desire to go to the moon with former NASA historian Roger Launius.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 92 — The Saga of the Seven Sisters](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YXzBPgeCmep2PUug8Zuz76-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 92 — The Saga of the Seven Sisters
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On Episode 92 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss navigating the night sky with astronomer Steve Fentress.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 91 — The Year in Review](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZteTbT6yNnBuyC3oqQRtJo-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 91 — 2023 Holiday Special!
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On Episode 91 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the year in review with Leonard David.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 90 — The Wizard of Griffith Observatory](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EinSCSgCP35UruUAvhS2zY-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 90 — The Wizard of Griffith Observatory
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On Episode 90 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss archaeoastronomy with the amazing Dr. Ed Krupp.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 89 — Who's in Charge of Regulating Space?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f5kznUpUDm63RWo6m9DbYm-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 89 — Who’s in Charge in Space?
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On Episode 89 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the challenges of regulating spaceflight.